Sometimes it seems to stand still. Like youโre in a bag and you canโt get out and somebodyโs always telling you that it will get better with time and time just seems to stand still and laugh at you and your pain.
Hubert Selby, Jr.Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done.
Hubert Selby, Jr.... I started to die 36 hours before I was born, so dying was a way of life for me.
Hubert Selby, Jr.I guess it could be said that the inspiration for 'Requiem for a Dream' is watching the American dream not only destroy so many lives in the U.S., but infect the rest of the world with its obsession with getting more, ignoring the deadly effect that has on the planet.
Hubert Selby, Jr.Angels is a tough word, because it is so involved with organized religion and everything else. I do know, absolutely, from my experience, there are some kind of spiritual entities - force, power, intelligence - that guide me through each and every day, as long as I'm willing to accept, recognize, and surrender to their guidance. It's always there, but there are times when I insist upon having my way.
Hubert Selby, Jr.